Whither Quo Vadis? – Sienkiewicz′s Novel in Film and Television

Ruth Scodel is D. R. Shackleton Bailey Collegiate Professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Michigan. She is the author of Listening to Homer (2002) and Epic Facework: Self-Presentation and Social Interaction in Homer (2008). Anja Bettenworth is Assistant Professor of Latin at the University of Munster. She is the author of Gastmahlszenen in der antiken Epik von Homer bis Claudian. Diachrone Untersuchungen zur Szenentypik (2004).

List of Illustrations. Acknowledgments. 1 Novel and Film. 2 Adapting the Narrative. 3 Gender and Ethnicity. 4 Political Institutions, Political Subtexts. 5 The Roman People. 6 Religion and Religious Authority in Quo Vadis?. 7 Conclusions. 8 Exkursus: Chilo's Mother: A Peculiarity of the German Translations of Quo Vadis?. Description of the Films. Synopsis of the Novel and the Film Versions of Quo Vadis. References. Index of Ancient Sources. Index of Personal Names. Index of Things and Places